Shulamit Nazarian
Shulamit Nazarian is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles, California.
History
The gallery was established in 2006 by Shulamit Nazarian, the daughter of business mogul Younes Nazarian and sculptor Soraya Nazarian, as a roving art platform.[1][2] It moved into a five-story Modernist beachhouse in October 2012.[3]
Artists in the gallery include Krista Nassi, an Iranian-born, LA-based artist whose work is exhibited at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art;Soraya Sarah Nazarian, Shulamit's Iranian-born mother; David Abir, a Persian-American artist.[1]
The gallery partnered with Fowler Museum at UCLA on an exhibition called "Light and Shadows: The Story of Iranian Jews" in 2012.[3]
The gallery represents Gary Baseman, an American artist; Tal Shochat, an Israeli artist; Pouya Afshar, an Iranian-born, LA-based artist.[3] In 2013, it featured Doni Silver Simons, an American artist and Afshar in an exhibition.[3] In 2014, it exhibited the work of Jonas N.T. Becker, an installation artist.[4]
The gallery exhibited the works of Theodore Boyer And Jake Ziemann in February 2016.[5]
References
- 1 2 Karmel Melamed, Iranian Jews increasingly ‘coming out of the closet’ — as artists, The Times of Israel, June 25, 2013
- ↑ Jonathan Maseng, Shulamit Gallery showcases Iranian stories, artists, The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, October 19, 2012
- 1 2 3 4 Deborah Vankin, Some 'walk right out' of L.A. gallery with Israeli, Iranian artists, The Los Angeles Times, October 1, 2014
- ↑ Deborah Vankin, Shulamit Gallery shows Jonas N.T. Becker debut, The Los Angeles Times, February 9, 2014
- ↑ Binlot, Ann (February 29, 2016). "Theodore Boyer And Jake Ziemann Intersect In Shulamit Nazarian Los Angeles Exhibition". Forbes. Retrieved April 17, 2016.